Category Global health and disparities
FMM 1 8 2020 Historic Steps
“Sad to see the old slave millIs grinding slow, but grinding still” ~ Damian Marley. In the summer of 1966 I visited Savannah, Georgia with my parents and brother. My older siblings had exams to finish, so they were spared the torture of sightseeing along the eastern coast of the US in the hottest months […]
FMM 12 18 2020 Multi-factorial Equations
“Science and technology revolutionize our lives, but memory, tradition and myth frame our response.” ~ Arthur M. Schlesinger. I remember one year, I must have been younger than eight, that I was scheduled for one of those school wide physicals – some routine measurements of health and well-being which took place at school rather than […]
FMM 12 4 2020 What a Preposition!
“Diversity and inclusion, which are the real grounds for creativity, must remain at the center of what we do.” ~ Marco Bizzarri. When I was around fifteen, I was a member of our school’s Drama Club. I loved dressing up and being someone other than me. I heard we were going to put on the […]
FMM 11 27 2020 Ack! Knowledge
“Nature’s beauty is a gift that cultivates appreciation and gratitude.” ~ Louie Schwartzberg. It is sometimes hard, in the rush of routines and deadlines, to pause and pay attention to all the things you should be grateful for. Thanksgiving Day in the US may gloss over the history of the origin of this country as […]
FMM 9 25 2020 Work Hygiene
“I would like to be remembered as someone who used whatever talent she had to do her work to the very best of her ability.” ~ Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Sometimes I am the last person to follow my own advice. When I graduated from nursing school many years ago, I was greeted at the end […]
FMM 9 18 2020 To Gather
“Imagination is more important than knowledge.” ~ Albert Einstein. My father-in-law was a special man. He was famous in his district for being a straight shooter, he called things as he saw them. If you knew you had done something wrong, or foolish, you avoided him, for he didn’t joke to point it out. He […]
FMM 8 28 2020 Crystal Vision
FMM 8 28 2020 Crystal Vision “I’m gonna put on an iron shirt and chase Satan out of earth.” ~ Maxi Romeo. If you grew up in a Christian household like I did, you were discouraged from believing, or even showing an interest in things like astrology. There was something pagan and sacrilegious about it. […]
FMM 8 14 2020 Staying Alive
“Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh. I wonder when it was that man first saw an animal as a pet, rather than as a work partner, a tool extender. I remember hearing that it wasn’t until […]
FMM 7 31 2020 Code Switching
“The reason why the world lacks unity, and lies broken and in heaps, is, because man is disunited with himself.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson. For many of us foot-loose travelers, the last few months of home confinement have been quite a punishment. Yet even as we express that, we feel a little guilty, aware of […]
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